The air in the grand hall of Valencia’s La Nau cultural space is abuzz with excitement. Chess pieces — from ornate artefacts to contemporary competition sets — line the exhibition cases. It’s May 15 ...

As one of the most creative and unpredictable players in modern chess history, Vasyl Ivanchuk of Ukraine, born in 1969, ...

Jessica Hyatt says she began playing chess for the very first time on a computer game at the age of 3. "It was one of the games that I fell in love with," says Hyatt, who is now a world-renowned ...

A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation. Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a ...